The family Papilionidae
comprises the following subfamilies and tribes:

Subfamily

Tribe

Approx number
of species

Baroniinae

1

Parnassinae

Parnassiini

39

Zerynthiini

14

Papilioninae

Leptocircini

153

Troidini

142

Papilionini

222

Total

571

This arrangement is, with some adjustments, based
upon the taxonomic classification used in "Threatened
Swallowtail Butterflies of the world.The IUCN Red Data Book" which itself is
based upon D.L.Hancock: "Classification of the Papilionidae (Lepidoptera): a
phylogenetic approach". Smithersia 2, 1983.Many recent authors accept a much
higher number of good species among the the tribe Parnassiini.The number of
species in each group should also be adjusted for new species described since
the publication of "Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the world" in
1985.